A yet-to-be-identified female died and two other persons were injured as an articulated vehicle rammed into pedestrians along the Onitsha-Asaba bridgehead. It was gathered that the accident happened on Thursday and the cause of the crash was attributed to brake failure. An eyewitness said the vehicle had a brake failure as the driver was descending the River Niger bridge en route to Asaba, adding that he lost control of the […]
Five persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others injured in a fatal auto crash that occurred on Saturday, along the Calabar-Itu highway in Cross River State. The accident which occurred at about 3 p.m. was between a Nissan Caravan with registration number GWB532XY and a Mark Truck with no registration number. This was according to a statement issued by the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Akwa […]
Ambulances took 76 seriously injured Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt on Wednesday for the first time since the war between Hamas and Israel began. A group of 335 foreign passport holders - including British nationals - were also allowed to leave via the Rafah crossing, officials said. Gaza's borders have been closed since Hamas's attack on Israel on 7 October. Rafah is expected to continue opening for limited […]
Bangladesh will be without their most prolific one-day international (ODI) batter Tamim Iqbal at the ICC Cricket World Cup after a persistent back injury dashed the opener’s hopes of playing in the showpiece event in India that starts on October 5. In July, the 34-year-old had said he was retiring from international cricket but reversed his decision a day later after meeting with the country’s prime minister. Bangladesh were the last of the 10 participating nations to name […]
